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Legit site ?

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abeld61014

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Oct 17, 2011
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http://www.applenano5th.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=14&products_id=26

I just found this website on a stumble upon and it looks too good to be true, it says that you receive an apple one year warrantee on the phone and is unlocked by apple which would be perfect for me, even though the phone is refurbed this doesn't bother me in the slightest as long as it works, this would allow me the freedom to put my current sim in the phone and then sell it on when the iPhone 5 is out.

The cynic in me tells me something isn't right, but my limited knowledge of these matters prevents me from knowing so, any help guys ?
 
I agree but this site sells them for £200 cheaper than the apple site itself for a refurbished product, quite how it can already be refurbished is beyond me but i don't know.
 
Is £300 for a refurbished phone really that 'too good to be true' though, hmmm i dont know. The site appears pretty legit (as it would do if it was a con) and it claims to give you a one year warrantee but fails to specify how or who with etc, it is on this basis that i shan't use the website, also the fact that i can find no review for the site anywhere on the web ...

To purchase direct from apple via my business, thus excluding the VAT it will cost me £400 as opposed to the £300 on this site, so really £100 isn't worth the risk i guess you are telling me
 
abeld61014 said:
Is £300 for a refurbished phone really that 'too good to be true' though, hmmm i dont know. The site appears pretty legit (as it would do if it was a con) and it claims to give you a one year warrantee but fails to specify how or who with etc, it is on this basis that i shan't use the website, also the fact that i can find no review for the site anywhere on the web ...

To purchase direct from apple via my business, thus excluding the VAT it will cost me £400 as opposed to the £300 on this site, so really £100 isn't worth the risk i guess you are telling me
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That site claims to have factory unlocked iPhone 4S "refurbs"?:cool:
I dont know but lots of things dont add up but its your money if you want to take the gamble.
 
Spelling mistakes and bad grammar rings alarm bells
And the fact they are trying to look like an official apple site.

Looking at the website details it looks like its based in china

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Domain Name : applenano5th.com
PunnyCode : APPLENANO5TH.COM
Creation Date : 2011-04-27 22:43:51
Updated Date : 2011-04-27 22:43:51
Expiration Date : 2012-04-27 22:43:51


Registrant:
Organization : xiaoming ke
Name : xiaoming ke
Address : shang xia dong lu 865
City : mingcheng
Province/State : Shandong
Country : CN
Postal Code : 321021

Administrative Contact:
Name : xiaoming ke
Organization : xiaoming ke
Address : shang xia dong lu 865
City : mingcheng
Province/State : Shandong
Country : mingcheng
Postal Code : 321021
Phone Number : 86-3021-3254215
Fax : 86-3021-3254215
Email : ahjsdhy6@163.com

Technical Contact:
Name : xiaoming ke
Organization : xiaoming ke
Address : shang xia dong lu 865
City : mingcheng
Province/State : Shandong
Country : mingcheng
Postal Code : 321021
Phone Number : 86-3021-3254215
Fax : 86-3021-3254215
Email : ahjsdhy6@163.com

Billing Contact:
Name : xiaoming ke
Organization : xiaoming ke
Address : shang xia dong lu 865
City : mingcheng
Province/State : Shandong
Country : mingcheng
Postal Code : 321021
Phone Number : 86-3021-3254215
Fax : 86-3021-3254215
Email : ahjsdhy6@163.com
 
Think that about settles it for me, thanks guys, just going to have to accept the fact I'm going to have to put a few extra hours shift in and do it the proper way :D
 
Now i know where i found it ! Sponsored ad on Facebook, couldn't i sue them for not taking due care to allow scam sites to advertise on their page :)
 
abeld61014 said:
Think that about settles it for me, thanks guys, just going to have to accept the fact I'm going to have to put a few extra hours shift in and do it the proper way :D
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A wise decision, in my opinion.

abeld61014 said:
Now i know where i found it ! Sponsored ad on Facebook, couldn't i sue them for not taking due care to allow scam sites to advertise on their page :)
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Sue who? Facebook? I wouldn't go down that road if I was you.
 
haha it was a joke, but i am surprised that they are allowing this site to advertise on their sponsored links, i would have thought they had some sort of liability to investigate these these companies before allowing them to make false advertisements (should they turn out to be of this nature), which i am now sure they are.
 
Another rule of thumb for me is checking the "Contact us" details. If its only an email address, like this one, it always concerns me - I want a phone number and address at the minimum.

Granted not a cast iron rule but it should at least concern you that there's no way to contact them other than some email address that could be made up.

I just feel sorry for anyone who has actually fallen for it.
 
abeld61014 said:
haha it was a joke, but i am surprised that they are allowing this site to advertise on their sponsored links, i would have thought they had some sort of liability to investigate these these companies before allowing them to make false advertisements (should they turn out to be of this nature), which i am now sure they are.
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Sorry, didn't realize it was a joke. :eek:

As for Facebook and the ads that appear on their site, they're not really "sponsored" by Facebook in the sense that Facebook has "partnered" with the vendor(s).
 
No i agree they aren't sponsored by partnership but they are sponsoring the company on their page in return for payment, so in a sense they are on some level vicariously liable to ensure the company is legitimate surely, it can't exactly be an excuse that they don't have the time or employees to research a company when they receive a request to have their company sponsored.
 
A. Facebook doesn't screen ads, at least not very well. They'll sell ads to pedophilesphishing.com if they pay enough. Their ad deals are made through brokers.

B. ANY site advertising Apple stuff with a URL that includes the names of 5 Apple products is a scam, period dot. This includes cheapiphoneipod5gscam.com.
 
Hermes Monster said:
Another rule of thumb for me is checking the "Contact us" details. If its only an email address, like this one, it always concerns me - I want a phone number and address at the minimum.

Granted not a cast iron rule but it should at least concern you that there's no way to contact them other than some email address that could be made up.

I just feel sorry for anyone who has actually fallen for it.
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I wholeheartedly agree with this. No Business address or phone number rings the alarm bells straight away. Unfortunately the draw of cheaper things catches less weary people out on a daily basis. :(
 
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